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Lounging back in his seat while smoking an e-cigarette, the St. Joseph County Democratic Party chairman lets out a puff of water vapor into the air. “It doesn’t have nicotine,” he tells me as we get ready for an interview to discuss the election results. Jason Critchlow is not your typical politician. His background is…
There were no hanging chads, butterfly ballots or disputes over procedure. Florida circa 2000 this was not. The final tally in the St. Joseph County Council race in District B confirmed the results from Election Day. In fact, the leader from Election Day — incumbent Democrat Corey Noland — expanded his lead. The final tally…
St. Joseph County Republicans selected their party chairwoman to fill the seat of a vacant county commissioner seat. Chairwoman Dr. Deb Fleming won with 24 of the 26 votes cast in a Republican Party caucus meeting among precinct captains. Precinct captains are elected representatives of political parties in their respective precincts. State law dictates that…
On the same night that Democrats got walloped nationally — losing control of the Senate, a number of governor’s races and House seats — the party held firm in their control of St. Joseph County’s countywide offices. Democrats prevailed in the races for county auditor, clerk and prosecutor. All incumbents for County Council also won…
Local races in St. Joseph County have turned decidedly ugly in the home stretch as campaigns frantically search for votes in the last days of the 2014 election season. While most of the candidates have remained above the fray throughout the campaign — as is often the case with local races — the St. Joseph…
